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🚩 Rising temperatures worsen sanitation crisis amid crumbled sewage and waste treatment systems, exacerbating already atrocious living conditions
🚩 Access to clean water remains scarce, its production standing at just 20% of volume prior to war
More on the impacts 🔊🔽
#Rafah
hosts 3 of the 8 operational
@UNRWA
health centres in the
#GazaStrip
.
Any military offensive would substantially increase mortality and morbidity and further weaken an already broken health system.
Heavy rains and floods have affected over 637K people, including 234K displaced, in Eastern Africa since March.
Humanitarians have been supporting governments to conduct search and rescue operations, and provide vital aid amid access challenges. But more resources are needed. ⬇️
Gaza: Hundreds of thousands of children are experiencing trauma, injuries, illness, malnutrition & more.
@UNICEF
warns a ground incursion in Rafah would pose catastrophic risks & calls for the urgent protection of children there.
#Gaza
: Life in Rafah is precarious. Living conditions are already dire & could be exacerbated further.
The looming threat of additional displacement may push the community past its breaking point, increasing risks for hundreds of thousands of people. Civilians must be protected.
An Israeli offensive in
#Rafah
would mean more civilian suffering & deaths. The consequences would be devastating for 1.4 million people
@UNRWA
is not evacuating: the Agency will maintain a presence in Rafah as long as possible & will continue providing lifesaving aid to people
Diseases spreads as thousands of bodies decompose in blown-up buildings.
Summer heat in Gaza will bring disease-transmitting mosquitos and mice; and makeshift shelters make the heat worse for a population surviving on “an average of less than 1 litre of water a day.”
Every 2 minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer.
Yet, vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent up to 90% of cervical cancer cases.
➡️ Scroll through to learn more about HPV vaccination, cervical cancer & what
@UNICEF
is doing to ensure immunization for all.
#AccessDenied
✋🛑
The Israeli Authorities deny- for the second time- the entry of
@UNLazzarini
to
#Gaza
where he was planning to be with our
@UNRWA
teams including those on the front lines
Thanks to the efforts of humanitarians and local health workers, the number of cholera cases in Minova,
#DRCongo
decreased at the end of March.
However, they are slowly running out of supplies needed to keep an outbreak at bay.
📑 More on the situation:
As thousands of tons of waste pile up across the
#GazaStrip
, concerns over hygiene & sanitation are increasing.
With critical machinery damaged & access to landfills repeatedly denied,
@UNRWA
sanitation teams do all they can to avert diseases spreading - but we need more access.
⚠️ Disturbing fact from the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises: 281.6 million people faced high levels of acute hunger last year.
This marks the fifth consecutive year of rising numbers.
See what is driving the food crisis:
#GRFC24
If current trends persist, nearly 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty by 2030.
That’s 7% of the world’s population.
The
#GlobalGoals
aim to help eradicate poverty so all people, everywhere, have the opportunity to thrive.
Heavy rains and flash floods have left more than 194K people displaced and nearly 205K affected in
#Kenya
. Humanitarians are supporting the Government in ramping up relief efforts.
Urgent support for food, water, shelter, evacuation and health services is critical.
More ⬇️
With critical checkpoints in
#Gaza
frequently closed and humanitarian missions often disrupted, ensuring swift and safe passage of aid is paramount.
Delivering supplies to the border isn't enough; Israeli authorities must ensure that aid reaches those in dire need.
Civilians, including a children, suffered, and an education facility and homes were damaged in Odesa and Gaza.
Civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected by international humanitarian law. All efforts must be taken to keep civilians unharmed.
#NotATarget